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As I said in an earlier thread, I am going to be trying a product that I found on YouTube. Since chrome-plating regulations vary from state to state, with Maryland being one with extremely tough restrictions, I am l trying a spray chrome paint called Spaz Stix. The YouTube video looked promising, but you can't always trust what you see on the internet. My shipment arrived yesterday. One can of Mirror Chrome, and one clear coat. Here is my test project, a hood ornament from a 1974 B-80. Because it is aluminum, there is no rust, but a lot of pitting, scaling, and just plain ugly. First step is to try to smooth is out a bit. I trip to the wire wheel on the grinder, and various grades of sandpaper, resulted in something a little better, but still pretty ugly. Next step was to spray it with a primer/filler. Between coats I sanded it with 320/400/600/1000/2000 grit. Final primer coat yielded a nice base. Next step Mirror Chrome. To be continued...

A good friend of mine owns this machine. He picked it up last summer for a good deal with the mower deck and snow blower. He brought it in to change the oil and we ended up tearing it down quick and going through it mechanically and clean it up. I figured id share. We started pics after we started. But i will find a before pic.

Hello, i bought this clevis hitch set of a duud in sweden in original cardboard box. And it was not the only WH thing he had for sale. He had what seemed like varios bits for snow blowers, more hitches, wheel weights and a cab. Found him on FaceBook in a Wheel horse attachments site by Daniel Larsson.

Possibly the most thorough oil change I've ever seen. Niiiice....

Great idea all I have to do is buy a $2,000 metal lathe (and learn hour to use it)

Happy Birthday to the originator of FRONT END FRIDAY folks!! @Sparky

1075 my barn find rat 702 mock-up

Typically, you'll see improved results when using a gloss black as your base.

Holy cow there’s two front end Fridays?

Happy Birthday Sparks!

never knew there was a WH 700 series Zero Turn - learning more every day -- these photos i took from my 1989 brochure when i bought my 312-8 -- Thirty Two yrs ago

Broke ground on this years garden, ran the snot out of Hoss, fixed a fuel leak and charged up the 701 ‘ol smoky’, tried to work him but it’s too wet to disc, fired up ‘lawn duty’ 12(16)77 and lined em up for a pic.

Never heard this one before. It is the word for a group of rabbits....We have at least 5 rabbits in the back yard (we have been feeding then a bit during the real cold and snow.) The other half really likes then and they are cute. Interestingly they are not interested in carrots, lettuce leaves, cabbage hearts, or squash. About eh only damage is they tend to pull new little plant out of the ground . Main garden has chicken wire and electric fence her herb garden will get rabbit r fence until the plants get bigger.

Bump that snow!👎👎 60°'s predicted here next week. Tractor season is the reason!

Sportin’ the new front hitch...

That is the Bervac (Made in Canada) for WH (came in 38-40"? and a 46" version) which is much lighter and requires less HP to run vs the later TORO 44" version that is more common and available, here it is on my 520H. Hope this helps clear that up.

@WVHillbilly520H your ‘gardening bug’ thread last year went over big, hoping you’re ok with me getting a jump start on this years. That was a GREAT way for many of us to track progress and dates! After plowing in two loads of manure, leaves, shredded paper from work last fall, I broke ground today. It’s still pretty wet here due to the monsoon winter, but it’s time to get things in, so I turned it over in hopes of things drying out a bit quicker. Still too wet to disc but lots of sun forecasted here, so.... Hoss went to work for the first time after restoration and didn’t miss a beat! ‘Ol smoky’ the 701 got a battery charge, fuel leak fixed and went to disc duty but it’s a bit too wet for that.

My reservations have been in since December. When the FDA approved the first vaccine I figured we were on our way to being one big happy family again.

Thanks Jim!

It's not snowing and it's 3 1/2 months to the show. You have time to go thru the entire MMC Catalog!

Yep definitely a solderless cable nipple. Only need a small lathe really, in fact I could make one of these with a drill press. Mick

Over here (UK) it’s called a “ solder less nipple”.

Hello, i bought this clevis hitch set of a duud in sweden in original cardboard box. And it was not the only WH thing he had for sale. He had what seemed like varios bits for snow blowers, more hitches, wheel weights and a cab. Found him on FaceBook in a Wheel horse attachments site by Daniel Larsson

Waiting.......... Waiting............. Patiently waiting

Planning on pulling off a carb and cleaning out a breather, putting new media and gaskets in it. In the mean time, a package from George showed up yesterday

Thinkering of a new Torch, because my old is lost and i need ohne. After searching a little arround i found that Thing, promoted as a „cool flameless“ Solution. An Induction heater- first i doubt it will work for my needs, but than i think i can it send back so let‘s order it. so i bought it and today it arrives. while unboxing... a nice Aluminium case jumps out - nice. There are lot‘s of Parts inside. After opening this cool Alucase i have to do immediately a Test, that appears very impressive. Cool Tool

I took a covid vaccine watch break and got some seat time on the 520 this afternoon. I moved the stacked snow that contains some stones back where it belongs. Should save some raking when the snow melts.

Been trying to learn how to sharpen my own drills. Got this in the mail yesterday. Wasn't stated as NOS but it has no visible use. It's never been fastened to anything. I'll give it a go...

These two arrived the same day.

still snow on the ground and 14 degrees tonight.... Gardening???

Now that's a cute little machine. Looks multi -purpose.....chicken plucker, lawn rake, back massager, carpet beater, etc.

Raking what is that ???

My parents bought a farm in the early 90s and it there were two horses left in the barn. They gave the B80 to me and my dad used the D series for small chores.

Happy Birthday! Thanks for helping to run such a tight ship! Enjoy you a trail ride today, will ya?

Has anyone ever driven a water pump like this? I wonder how the belt stays on, stays tight, aligned... IF I ever someday dig me a pond, I’d like to use it for garden irrigation, etc.

Better late than never... I guess.

Mount it on the tractor like the generators mount drive to the pond and attach the hoses. Then you could use anywhere ( like pump out your basement )..

The C-120/180 got a new battery. The old one only lasted 8 years, hope this one is that good.

I'm in... Both B-80 & WH dump trailer are 1975

Not just an ordinary driver, you gotta be a smoove operator there buddy!

Took the plow off (snow is now assured) and put on the new front hitch. Ready for summer trailer and train pulling duties...!

One of the reasons I try to keep a couple Wheel Horses in the bone yard! Worth their cost after a few parts. And by golly I learn something everyday. Got to thinking about it and now I understand why. Many ends are cast in solder! “ solderless nipple”

I've not personally done it but I can tell you if it's got two pulleys you probably should use both. Seems to me you'd have to create some kind of a bracket with an idler pulley. I'll look forward to other answers.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/03/toro-acquires-robotic-tractor-snow-blower-maker-left-hand-robotics/ Hmmmm... I never had any issue with Toro buying Wheel Horse. Hopefully they respect this buy the same way. Toro was pretty faithful to Wheel Horse for the 21 yrs they built them

These days I don't have a need for an impact wrench very often but when I do I sure miss having one. I pondered it for a while. Do I go air for the maximum giddyup go? Cordless for convenience? If I did that I would go with Ridgid to match the batteries with what I already have and their lifetime warranty. After much thought I settled on this: I figured for most of my applications it was easier to drag a cord out rather than an air hose. I've used it a fair amount already and I love it. Great reviews with the biggest complaint being that it's heavy and that it is. I'm thinking it will do everything I need an impact wrench to do.

Here in Maine we've still got about 12 to 15 inches of snow on the ground and 4 more weeks of potential snow season at this point. It was a nice toasty warm 4 degrees yesterday morning. We've been planning the garden though! Trina bought a couple new TSC seed starter kits. We'll put in tomatoes and peppers very soon. The rest we'll start maybe mid to late April. Our outside mostly frost free season is Memorial Day to Labor Day. We'll be putting in more garden boxes this year. Changing the layout a little to align with the sun ☀️ better and ease of travel/mowing. Also adding a row of raspberries and blackberries somewhere we can easily keep them trimmed back. To keep the sun exposure growing we're cutting more trees around/in the expanding backyard area.

Looks like seat time will be slowly eroded away! Just think in 25 years owning a box store MTD will be considered "old school"!

Got my new front hitch! Perfect for moving trailers around without killing my neck...